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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Perth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Perth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Perth is located in Fulton County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery & Saratoga.

Below are the counties that are near Perth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perth:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perth, see our County-by-County Page for Perth.

Cemeteries Near Perth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perth.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.

  • Perth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hageman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hageman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hageman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vail Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vail Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vail Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Hagaman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hagaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Galway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Galway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Galway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Union Mills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Mills Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kline Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Perth had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.

  • Broadalbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
    • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <2>
  • Fort Johnson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
    • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <2>
  • Rockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mills Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amsterdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Munsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsonville
    • Munsonville is located in Fulton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Munsonville
    • From Perth to Munsonville
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Union Mills
    • From Perth to Union Mills
  • Tribes Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Hunter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
    • Fort Hunter is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hunter <2>
  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hagedorns Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Broadalbin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • Cranesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Galway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Galway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Galway
      • North Galway is located in Saratoga County
    • Benedict
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Fulton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perth.

Newspapers Published in Perth ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perth, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Perth:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0175, Longitude: -74.1938    









 

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